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5/28/2013 - 7:25 PM

ElectricCar will automatically inherit the accelerate method from Car, but we can override this method by writing a new accelerate method fo

ElectricCar will automatically inherit the accelerate method from Car, but we can override this method by writing a new accelerate method for ElectricCar specifically.

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function Car( listedPrice ) {
   var price = listedPrice;
   this.speed = 0;
   this.numWheels = 4;
   
   this.getPrice = function() {
       return price;
   };
}

Car.prototype.accelerate = function() {
   this.speed += 10;
};

function ElectricCar( listedPrice ) {
   var price = listedPrice;
   this.electricity = 100;
}
ElectricCar.prototype = new Car();

// Write the accelerate method for ElectricCar here
ElectricCar.prototype.accelerate = function(){
    this.speed+=20;
} 

// Write the decelerate method for ElectricCar here
ElectricCar.prototype.decelerate = function(secondsStepped){
    this.speed -= secondsStepped*5;
}


myElectricCar = new ElectricCar(500);

myElectricCar.accelerate();
console.log("myElectricCar has speed " + myElectricCar.speed);
myElectricCar.decelerate(3);
console.log("myElectricCar has speed " + myElectricCar.speed);